1962 Topps #365 Charley Neal
About Charley Neal
Card #365 comes from the fourth series of 1962 Topps and lists Neal with the New York Mets, who had acquired him from the Dodgers after the 1961 season for outfielder Lee Walls and cash. The expansion club got value on day one: in the first game in Mets history, April 11, 1962 at St. Louis, Neal batted third, went 3-for-4 and singled home the first run the franchise ever scored, then added a home run later in the game. New York lost anyway, 11-4.
Charles Lenard Neal was born in Longview, Texas, on January 30, 1931, into a baseball family; his father organized the sandlot team he and his brother played on. He came up through Black semipro ball and in later years said he had also played for the Atlanta Black Crackers of the Negro Southern League. Brooklyn signed him in 1950 and he reached the Dodgers in April 1956. Listed at 5-foot-10 and 165 pounds, Neal was known first for his speed and his double-play pivot, but he hit with surprising power, including 22 home runs in 1958, when he started at second base in the Dodgers' first game in California and recorded the first hit in Los Angeles Dodgers history. His 1959 was his best season: .287 with 177 hits, 19 home runs, 83 RBIs, a share of the National League triples lead, and the first Gold Glove any Dodger won at second base. He then hit .370 with two home runs in that October's World Series win over the Chicago White Sox. An All-Star in 1959 and in both 1960 games, he faded quickly after turning 30. Neal batted .259 with 87 home runs and 391 RBIs over 970 games, and died in Dallas in 1996.
Sources: SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 160 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 69 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| SGC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-09-24. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8), and PSA's qualified grades are counted separately from the straight-grade rows shown here. Slabs of the three cards printed #139 are joined by description, never by number alone. PSA registers the green tints as a separate set; a tint's population is listed under that state of the card it belongs to.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1962 Topps #365 card?
It is card #365 of the 600-card 1962 Topps Baseball set, picturing Charley Neal of the New York Mets.
How many cards are in the 1962 Topps Baseball set?
600 cards, tracked as 708 collectible states. The numbers run from 1 to 598 with no gaps, but three different cards were printed #139 - two Hal Reniff poses, catalogued 139a and 139b, and the Babe Hits 60 Babe Ruth Special, 139c - so 598 numbers make 600 cards; 93 cards carry catalogued print variations, the series-2 green tints among them, that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Baseball Almanac, Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, BaseballCardPedia, The Topps Archives, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-03.